Punch a punch, so as not to have a hundred punches coming.
Yesterday, the Russian military fired four "caliber" cruise missiles at the port of Odessa, one of which destroyed a Ukrainian military warehouse where Harpoon missiles were stored, and the other sank a Ukrainian speedboat.
After the incident, the United States and Ukraine immediately issued a condemnation, claiming that the Russian side was sabotaging Ukraine's grain export operations, violating the "Black Sea Grain Corridor" agreement just reached in Turkey, and further proving the "unbelief" of Moscow.
The port of Odessa is on fire
In the face of these allegations, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova's response hit the nail on the head: the Russian army is only attacking Ukraine's military infrastructure, not interfering with the shipment of grain in the port of Odessa.
As for this attack, it seems that it has brought 3 benefits to the Russian side.
First, after the attack, a local Ukrainian Navy ship maintenance and upgrading facility has stopped operating, which is obviously affected by the Russian missile attack. With the suspension of the facility, kiev's dream of "rebuilding the navy" is even more elusive, and the military strength of the port of Odessa is further weakened.
Second, when the Russian Foreign Ministry responded to the United States and Ukraine, it also ridiculed the Un-Secretary-General Guterres, who also condemned the Russian attack on the port of Odessa, but was questioned by Zakharova: When the Ukrainian army shelled Donbass, why didn't you condemn the kiev regime's killing of children?
This statement not only once again showed the international community "what is a double standard", but also implicitly condemned "the United States manipulating the United Nations".
Russian President Vladimir Putin
The third is to "knock" the Zelenskiy government and make the "Black Sea Food Corridor" agreement smoothly implemented. It should be noted that russia and ukraine have just signed the above-mentioned agreement under the witness of the Turkish president and the secretary-general of the United Nations on the 22nd, and the assistant to the director of the office of the president of Ukraine has "provoked" and said: Russian ships will never be allowed to escort grain ships.
What's more, when the Ukrainian side refused to sign the "four-party agreement" at that time, but asked Russia and Ukraine to sign the "tripartite agreement" separately, it had the intention of evading its obligations.
However, the Russian army's slight warning this time must have played a role in deterring the Ukrainian side.
In view of this, when Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov visited the headquarters of the "League of Arab States" on the 24th, he would tell the permanent representatives of the member states of the Arab League that Russia would jointly escort the Ukrainian grain carrier out of the Black Sea with Turkey and another pending "third party".
Obviously, the situation has changed after the Russian attack on the port of Odessa.
But then again, compared with the aftermath of the attack on the port of Odessa, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov's ongoing "trip to Africa" actually has more highlights worth paying attention to.
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov
First, the first stop of Lavrov's "trip to Africa" was in Egypt, because the headquarters of the League of Arab States is located here. The permanent representatives of the same members of the alliance, including iraq, Syria and Saudi Arabia, were also present on the same day.
There is no doubt that Russia and the organization have very close relations, and given the delicate relations between Syria, Saudi Arabia and other countries with the United States, the Russian defense minister's visit also has strong political implications.
Second, just last week, putin just finished his visit to Iran, and the Russian foreign minister immediately began to defend many African countries, which shows that Moscow is carrying out a series of "diplomatic activities". Don't forget, the Russian presidential office has revealed that Putin will continue to pay intensive foreign visits this autumn.
From the perspective of timing, the Russian foreign minister's visit has the role of "carrying on from the top to the bottom", reflecting the importance that Russia attaches to the geography of Africa in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
In terms of scale, Lavrov will visit not only Egypt, but also Ethiopia, Uganda and congo (Brazzaville). For a foreign minister, visiting 4 countries in a 5-day itinerary is tightly arranged and onerous.
Secretary-General of the Arab League and Foreign Minister of Russia
Thirdly, it is noteworthy that since the establishment of the Republic of the Congo, this is the first time in the history of Russia and even the Soviet Union that a foreign minister has been sent to the Republic of the Congo.
The main reason, of course, is that the current Republic of the Congo was renamed from the "People's Republic of the Congo" in 1991. The latter actually has close ties with the former Soviet Union, but after the change of system, the relations between the two countries have not returned to the best period in history.
Today, the first visit of the Russian foreign minister is bound to bring the relations between the two countries to a new level, which can be said to be a "diplomatic breakthrough."
Fourth, and most importantly, the Russian foreign minister's visit is a powerful response to the United States and the West, with the aim of breaking the diplomatic isolation and sanctions imposed by the West on Russia.
It should be pointed out that the countries that the Russian foreign minister chooses to visit are all countries that refuse to "choose sides" in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. It is precisely because of this that Lavrov has repeatedly praised African countries for adopting an "independent attitude", which is actually a reminder to the EUROPEAN Union.
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Prime Minister Scholz
In fact, before Lavrov started the "trip to Africa", the Russian Foreign Ministry actually mocked US diplomats on the 23rd, claiming that the latter "begged officials of many countries not to take photos with Lavrov one by one", so as not to destroy the illusion of so-called "Russia being isolated" created by the United States and the West.
But at present, it seems that Washington's attempt has not been realized, and the lies of the United States and the West have also been punctured by a group photo. On the contrary, a message from Serbia on the 24th actually put the United States and the West into a passive situation.
According to Serbian media reports, Serbian Interior Minister Wulin said a few days ago that foreign intelligence agencies threatened him to change his political stance and policy, otherwise they would "do whatever it takes to smear and slander" him and incite a large number of media to carry out targeted activities against him.
Minister of the Interior of cyprus Wulin
But in the face of these threats, Wulin claimed that he refused to cooperate with "foreign spies" in any way and would only work for the Serbian people and the Serbian state, as well as loyalty to Serbian President Vucic.
Although Wulin did not "name names," he specified that the threats came from "one of the world's largest intelligence agencies."
Given the "black history" of the United States and the West that has been pressuring Serbia to join the ranks of sanctions against Russia since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the intelligence agency is likely to come from the United States.
What many people don't know is that there are a total of 17 intelligence agencies in the United States, including the well-known Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
But in terms of specific division of responsibilities, it is likely that the CIA (CIA) or the Bureau of Intelligence Research (BIR) will carry out "covert subversion operations" and are subordinate to the U.S. State Department and specialize in diplomatic intelligence activities.
The emblem of 17 intelligence agencies in the United States
What is well known is that the United States is a well-deserved "Matrix", "Surveillance Empire", "Stealing Empire", and it is very experienced in launching a "color revolution".
Obviously, Serbia will not be the first, let alone the last, and the countries concerned must be vigilant!